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Digimon: The Movie

2011. Digimon: The Movie

Fantasy Animation Science Fiction Family Family Animation
6.1

20001h 29min

Japan, United States

Director: Mamoru Hosoda

When a powerful new Internet Digimon hatches and begins to consume data at an alarming rate, the Digidestined - kids chosen to save the digital world - must put an end to the destruction before the damage becomes irreversible and worldwide communication halts forever. As computer-based missiles are launched, and a wayward Digimon kidnaps the Digidestined, only the combined efforts of a worldwide network of kids and a new group of "Digidestined" can rescue the others and stop global disaster.

Themes

Digital threat response, Data integrity vs disruption, Global youth collaboration, Internet chaos, Protecting information networks, Collective audience influence


Help! I'm a Fish

2012. Help! I'm a Fish

Adventure Animation Comedy Family Drama
6.0

20001h 20min

Denmark, France

Director: Stefan Fjeldmark

Three children are accidentally transformed into fish after consuming a potion made by an eccentric scientist. The kids end up in the sea, with one problem: they must find and drink the antidote within 48 hours, or forever remain as fish.

Themes

Transformation under pressure, Family resilience under crisis, Science ethics and responsibility, Emergent intelligence in nature, Human-nature boundary, Collaboration under threat

Available on

Amazon Video
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Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders

2013. Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders

Animation Family Comedy Mystery Science Fiction
6.8

20001h 14min

United States

Director: Jim Stenstrum

A cosmic case of flying saucers, intergalactic intrigue and out-of-this-world romance launches Scooby-Doo! and the Mystery Inc., Gang into their most unearthly adventure ever.

Themes

Deception and disguise, Loyalty under pressure, Secrecy and concealment, Pursuit of wealth, Science versus authority, Misdirection and manipulation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Remember the Titans

2014. Remember the Titans

Drama Sports Competition
7.8

20001h 53min

United States

Director: Boaz Yakin

After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile young men into champions.

Themes

Leadership under scrutiny, Institutional bias, Racial integration under pressure, Authority vs teamwork, Community acceptance through sports, Group cohesion under adversity

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Best in Show

2015. Best in Show

Comedy Satire
7.5

20001h 30min

United States

Director: Christopher Guest

The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives -- the Mayflower Dog Show. The canine contestants and their owners are as wondrously diverse as the great country that has bred them.

Themes

Class inequality, Competition pressure, Public scrutiny, Social performance, Nontraditional relationships, Calendar publicity

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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A Dog's Will

2016. A Dog's Will

Comedy Drama Fantasy Romance Satire
8.6

20001h 44min

Brazil

Director: Guel Arraes

The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.

Themes

Class inequality, Poverty and hunger, Deception and cunning, Dowry pressure, Religious judgment, Performative storytelling


Almost Famous

2017. Almost Famous

Drama Music Coming-of-Age Drama Backstage & Showbiz Music
7.9

20002h 4min

United States

Director: Cameron Crowe

In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band, Stillwater.

Themes

Loyalty and betrayal, Coming of age on tour, Groupie culture and desire, Fame and exploitation, Creative ambition under pressure, Mentorship and gatekeeping

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Bread and Roses

2018. Bread and Roses

Comedy Drama Political Drama Workplace Comedy
7.0

20001h 50min

United Kingdom, Germany

Director: Ken Loach

Maya is a quick-witted young woman who comes over the Mexican border without papers and makes her way to the LA home of her older sister Rosa. Rosa gets Maya a job as a janitor: a non-union janitorial service has the contract, the foul-mouthed supervisor can fire workers on a whim, and the service-workers' union has assigned organizer Sam Shapiro to bring its "justice for janitors" campaign to the building. Sam finds Maya a willing listener, she's also attracted to him. Rosa resists, she has an ailing husband to consider. The workers try for public support; management intimidates workers to divide and conquer. Rosa and Maya as well as workers and management may be set to collide.

Themes

Class inequality, Labor solidarity, Union organizing, Immigrant labor rights, Employer intimidation, Workplace exploitation

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Movistar Plus+ Ficción Total
MUBI
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Duets

2019. Duets

Comedy Drama Music Buddy Comedy Entertainment Industry Drama
6.1

20001h 52min

United States

Director: Bruce Paltrow

Duets is a road-trip comedy which revolves around the little known world of karaoke and the whimsical characters who inhabit it. All roads lead to Omaha, site of a national karaoke competition where this motley group of singers and stars come together for a blow-out sing-off.

Themes

Economic precarity on tour, Belonging via performance, Competition as social glue, Drug-based anxiety coping, Family seeking reconciliation, Risk and violence on tour

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Way of the Gun

2020. The Way of the Gun

Action Crime Drama Thriller Organized Crime
6.6

20001h 59min

United States

Director: Christopher McQuarrie

Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Loyalty under pressure, Economic desperation, Greed versus risk, Surrogate ethics, Violence and commodification

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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